Manama Suppresses Protestors on Daily Basis

Bahraini forces are suppressing protests and arresting citizens on a daily basis in a bid to force the opposition to retreat from expressing their demands, Al Wefaq announced on Monday.

The party added that the Manama regime is keeping more than 1,400 prisoners as hostages to put pressure on the opposition.

It also accuses the ruling Al Khalifa regime of responding to the demands of the people with killings, arrests and torture.

In 2011, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa admitted to the use of "excessive force" by his regime forces against the protesters, and promised to make reforms that would "satisfy" all parties in the country.

This came after a report issued by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) confirmed regime forces had used "excessive force, including the extraction of forced confessions against detainees."

They resorted to the use of unnecessary and excessive force, terror-inspiring behavior and unnecessary damage to property, the BICI report said.

The committee also accused the interior ministry and security services of following "a systematic practice of physical and psychological mistreatment, which amounted in many cases to torture, with respect to a large number of detainees."

Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February 2011, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's over-40-year rule.

Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13, 2011, to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.

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Source: Fars News Agency

Bahraini forces are suppressing protests and arresting citizens on a daily basis in a bid to force the opposition to retreat from expressing their demands, Al Wefaq announced on Monday. The party added that the Manama regime is keeping more than 1,400 prisoners as hostages to put pressure on the opposition. It also accuses the ruling Al Khalifa regime of responding to the demands of the people with killings, arrests and torture. In 2011, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa admitted to the use of "excessive force" by his regime forces against the protesters, and promised to make reforms that would "satisfy" all parties in the country. This came after a report issued by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) confirmed regime forces had used "excessive force, including the extraction of forced confessions against detainees." They resorted to the use of unnecessary and excessive force, terror-inspiring behavior and unnecessary damage to property, the BICI report said. The committee also accused the interior ministry and security services of following "a systematic practice of physical and psychological mistreatment, which amounted in many cases to torture, with respect to a large number of detainees." Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February 2011, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's over-40-year rule. Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13, 2011, to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors. The End Source: Fars News Agency